Ricoh Caplio R1 digital camera review : 23 August 2004 was the day that Ricoh introduced the Ricoh Caplio R1 world-wide. The nicely shaped and stylishly finished Caplio R1 is equipped with a 4.0 Megapixel image sensor en features a powerful 4.8 optical zoom range. The Ricoh R1 has a number of surprising features, in particular the beautiful housing with its limited amount of buttons and beside that its outstanding optical range of 28-135mm focal range equivalent to a 35mm.

Ricoh Caplio R1 - Impressive features
The Ricoh Caplio R1 became available recently and the expectation is that he will be welcomed warmly and positively by the consumers. The nice, classy appearance will certainly influence the consumers in a positive way. This appearance and the available settings and other possibilities offered, seem to be the perfect combination. The Ricoh Caplio R1 has a number of impressive features like: an incorporated macro technology for macro photography as close as 1cm, a 28mm wide-angle lens which gives just that little extra perspective to landscape images and images in small rooms, a 4.8x zoom lens, neatly protected by sliding into the housing, an ultra-fast shutter response time and ready to shoot within 0.8 seconds!

Ricoh Caplio R1 - Upgoing line
Ricoh has a long history in the field of digital cameras. Various models and different types of concepts have passed in revue. It is good to notice an upgoing line, and Ricoh is able now to join the celebrities by introducing the Caplio R1. The design of the camera is an eye-catcher and the specifications are very promising. We used the Ricoh Caplio R1 in practice for a short while. The experiences are reproduced in the following digital camera review.

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